Nobody 2
Nobody 2 swaps the cul-de-sac for rollercoasters, sending assassin Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) on a much-needed vacation with his wife, Becca (Connie Nielsen), their children, Brady (Gage Munroe) and Sammy (Paisley Cadorath), and Hutch’s spry, trigger-happy father, David (Christopher Lloyd), to Plummerville – a small tourist town where Hutch once enjoyed his only childhood holiday. But the idyllic façade quickly crumbles, revealing that the town is far from the magical escape it promises. Hutch soon finds himself caught in a lethal power struggle involving corrupt businessman Wyatt (John Ortiz), who runs the theme park and exerts control over the town’s darker corners; the opportunistic, hapless sheriff, Abel (Colin Hanks); and the bloodthirsty, rule-obsessed crime boss, Lendina (Sharon Stone).
Plummerville’s chief attraction is its old-school amusement park with carnival colours and rickety rides – a welcome twist on the genre’s usual backdrops. The camera makes the most of the retro flourishes: cheesy honeymoon suites with heart-shaped tubs, the greasy diner selling hotdogs and milkshakes, and the sprawling arcade buzzing with nostalgia. The setting is not merely aesthetic – the park becomes a playground for inventive action sequences, from chases through a house of mirrors to a shootout on a water slide and an all-out brawl aboard a duck boat. Wyatt’s intimate knowledge of the space allows him to offset his physical and skill disadvantages against Lendina’s henchmen, turning the park itself into his first ally.
If Nobody explored Hutch’s rediscovery of his instincts, Nobody 2 examines his inability to switch them off. The choreography remains sharp, but the fights soon feel repetitive, particularly in the way he takes on entire militias and leans into his recurring pyromania. The conflict with his wife feels unconvincing throughout: Becca’s hinted frustration with Hutch’s workaholism is abandoned halfway through, and by the finale, she returns to unwavering support, repeating the setup of the original film. The newcomers shine more through performance than anything: Stone dazzles in sequins and steel, exuding both grandiosity and menace as a ruthless crime boss, while Hanks nails the sheriff’s awkward, power-hungry ineptitude, providing a consistently entertaining counterpoint to Lendina’s seasoned brutality.
In the end, though the writing and characters take a back seat, Hutch remains in relentless motion, tearing through over-the-top set pieces and a parade of audacious villains, delivering a fast-paced, thoroughly entertaining summer adventure.
Christina Yang
Nobody 2 is released nationwide on 15th August 2025.
Watch the trailer for Nobody 2 here:
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